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- ProComm Plus Host Mode Help
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- While in Host Mode, you have the following options:
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- F)iles: displays the files available for downloading
- U)pload: displays the nine upload transfer protocols available
- D)ownload: displays the nine download transfer protocols available
- H)elp: displays this file
- T)ime: displays the time you logged on and the current time
- C)hat: alerts me that you would like to 'chat' via keyboard
- G)oodbye: logs you off the system and terminates your call
- R)ead Mail: allows you to read posted public messages
- L)eave Mail: allows you to post public or private messages
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- You may also have these two restricted options, at the Sysop's discretion:
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- S)hell: puts you into DOS, giving you control over my computer
- A)bort: causes ProComm to terminate Host Mode
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- There are nine transfer protocols available for uploading and downloading:
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- A)SCII: USE FOR TEXT FILES ONLY; no transfer error checking
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- K)ermit: universal transfer protocol, with error checking; often
- transfers files very slowly
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- X)modem: error checking protocol, but can transfer only one file
- at a time; requires both computers to be set to NO
- parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit (<speed>-N-8-1)
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- T)elink: Xmodem variant that allows for batch (multiple file)
- transfers, using wildcards; same requirements as Xmodem
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- S)ealink: 'sliding window' Xmodem variant, with error checking;
- usually much faster than Xmodem; permits batch file
- transfers using wildcards (* and ?) in the filename;
- same requirements as Xmodem
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- W)xmodem: 'sliding window' Xmodem variant, with error checking;
- usually much faster than Xmodem; same requirements as
- Xmodem
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- Y)modem Batch: 'large data block' Xmodem variant; with error checking;
- the larger data blocks make it much faster than Xmodem
- except over very noisy telephone lines; permits batch
- (multiple file) transfers by using wildcards (* and ?)
- in the filename, or transfer only a single file by
- by entering a complete name; when downloading, choose
- 'YMODEM' on your program's transfer menu; same
- requirements as Xmodem
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- G)Ymodem-G Batch: like Ymodem Batch, but uses hardware (modem) error
- checking for much greater speed; requires an ARQ or MNP
- capable modem for BOTH caller and host
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- I)modem: like Xmodem, but uses hardware (modem) error checking
- for much greater speed; requires an ARQ or MNP capable
- modem for BOTH caller and host
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